Quixtar - Lawsuit - Hal Gooch

Luster accuses Hal Gooch of false imprisonment:

"On March 22, 1994, Luster was ordered to appear at the Gooches' estate in
Thomasvi1le, North Carolina. When Luster appeared Hal commanded one of Hal
Gooch's bodyguard, who was acting at the direction and pursuant to the authority
of the Gooches, seized Luster's car keys, and Luster was taken to the "trophy"
room in a recess of the estate. A door in the 'trophy room led to the grounds of
the estate, but the door was dead bolted and wired with an alarm that would
sound if it were opened. The trophy room was adorned with the preserved remains
of in excess of fifty animals the Gooches had killed on hunting trips.

The Gooches owned a virtual armory and always had weapons within reach.
Luster had witnessed all of the Gooches, including Hal Gooch's wife, Susan,
emerge with guns drawn when they were offended because a maid resigned. Luster
knew that the Gooches and their body guard always had weapons available, were
easily offended, and were quick to draw their weapons when they were upset.

When Luster arrived in the trophy room, Chris Gooch informed Luster that
Hal Gooch was mad at Luster and that the only animal not hanging on the trophy
room wall was a "nigger." This statement was designed to frighten, and succeeded
in frightening, Luster, who is African-American."

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Mo Know's Goats, Pacer, and Quixtar

PACER is amazing! Dude, u gotta check it out. I searched for one of my upline there and found that every Friday he used to take a goat and heads towards Las Vegas. What happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas. Then he returned alone, claiming to have eaten the whole goat.

The IBO claimed he BBQ'd the goat and preferred to do so in the glittering Las Vegas. It was perfectly legal there! He did so EVERY week.

Until a blogger found about it and reveal the shocking news that ......

Ok I'll stop here. You might be a redneck if you believed for a second that it was true.

Yes pacer is not as much fun. But here is what I find about Scott Larsen vs. TOD case. No goats there, no monkeys either (stop crying). No, no animals. Except some lawyers.

This is it

Download it, read it, distribute it, delete it, undelete it, crap on it, sell it on ebay as crap of some celebrity, download it again, repeat. Point, it's a PUBLIC document. United states of America said it's public so it's public. I can publish it, serve ice cream on it, make air planes, write down my shopping list. See, it's usefull.If you don't get fired up reading it, we'll return your money back. No fooling. What you have to loose?

Via: Mo

Dexter Yager and The Sexual Harassment Suit

From: Quixtar Blog

I recently obtained a copy of a Complaint filed in Kent County Michigan
against Dexter Yager. The
complaint was filed in July, 2000, and makes some serious claims about Quixtar
Diamond Dexter Yager's behavior during a photography session with "IBOA" board
members.

7. During the time photographs were being taken, Defendant Yager
intentionally, unlawfully, and repeatedly touched Plaintiff in a sexually
suggestive manner, including putting his arms around her, fondling her neck,
and pinching her in the genital area.

According to the Court Docket, the lawsuit was settled out of court and no
details of that settlement are available.

The Court Documents pertaining to this case are public record. I
contacted the Kent County Court, simply requested them and paid the nominal fee
($1 per page). Any U.S. citizen may do the exact same thing (and possibly
non-citizens but I'm not sure about that). It's your right. There is absolutely
nothing that the Plaintiff, the Defendant, the court or anyone else can do to
prevent you from reading and distributing this document. It's public record.
It's in the public domain. According to the U.S Congress and the U.S.
Constitution this document belongs to the people. Always keep that in
mind.

» Download and
distribute your copy of the "Complaint Against Dexter Yager" (pdf)

Due to the nature of the complaint I've blacked out the name of the
Plaintiff.

Amway-Type Sales Schemes Law

Consumers scored a victory over pyramid scheme fraud. The Utah Senate rejected a state bill to exempt multi-level marketing schemes from its definition of pyramdi schemes. The bill was pushed by the Direct Selling Association with Amway/Quixtar as its largest member.

(PRWEB) March 14, 2005 -- Consumers and those concerned about integrity in the marketplace won an important victory on March 2. The Utah State Senate voted down HB269 a bill that would have legalized "product-based" pyramid schemes in Utah. The victory for consumers is especially significant in that Utah has the highest concentration of MLM companies per capita of any state in the country.

The Washington DC-based Direct Selling Association promoted the bill with Amway/Quixtar as its largest member. Some members of the Direct Selling Association have been prosecuted, fined and shut down for operating "non-retail" multi-level marketing operations or disguised pyramid schemes.

Versions of this bill have passed in several state legislatures in recent years. Other states, such as North Carolina, have rejected it. A working group of regulators in several states have issued warnings of its harmful effects. The DSA has also promoted this type of legislation in China and other countries that are plagued by multi-level marketing scams and other pyramid schemes.

A federal version of the Utah bill, HR1220, has also been introduced into the US Congress. Pyramid Scheme Alert is notifying all federal lawmakers of the bill's tricky wording and its harmful consequences.

Source: emedia wire

Amway Opens In Russia

"This is an exciting day for our company," said Steve Van Andel, chairman of Alticor. "Introduction of the Amway business opportunity in Russia marks another significant step as we continue to promote individual opportunity and the market economy around the globe."

"People around the world are empowered by Amway," said Doug DeVos, president of Alticor. "In Russia, Amway will help thousands of Russian citizens build their own businesses, and enjoy a better financial future. With its sprit of entrepreneurship and its sophisticated and value-minded consumers, Russia offers a great potential for the Amway business."

Amway enters the Russian market with high-quality, everyday-use products ranging from the prestigious ARTISTRY(TM) cosmetics to multi-purpose home care products. The company plans to gradually introduce additional products so that, in time, Russian consumers can experience the entire range of products the company offers.

Claus Joensson, Amway Russia Country Manager, said: "We are excited to share with the Russian people the powerful opportunity to own and operate their own businesses at a low start-up cost, and with minimal risk. We will help Russians develop product knowledge, and business management skills through Amway’s proven sales and marketing plan."

Source: mysan.de

Quixtar - Amway - Ed Postma Memo

Although the corporation has decided that rallies are not products, this line of sponsorship believes that they are as a portion of the motivation business. A large portion of the money accumulated through the motivation business, comes from the rally system. Although Diamonds reap the largest percentage of profits, Emeralds begin to get a percentage of the gate receipts. In addition, Diamonds and Emeralds receive speaker fees at these functions. It is not uncommon for the profits at these functions to exceed $25,000 to $50,000 for a weekend or $250,000 for a Free Enterprise night.

In addition, this is another area of entry into the Rule 4 violation....

- Ed Postma, Amway Business Conduct Manager - 1983

Nod to: Amway/Alticor/Quixtar Sucks!

Quixtar is for Liberals?

So Quixtar isn't capitalism. Instead, it's merely a form of wealth redistribution, like socialism, but kind of backwards, like the lottery, where a lot of poor people pay in money to make one person rich. It involves work, yes, but so does being a lawyer. The key point is that that work doesn't generate new wealth.

So why does Quixtar come across as "Republican" or otherwise "conservative" organization? Why is there, apparently, some (small, as far as I can see) Republican support for Quixtar?

For one, they want people who are willing to work. Of course, the work is to spread "the plan", not improve a product or service. But by presenting themselves as a "business", they select for the right sorts of people.

Also consider the main vice Quixtar exploits is greed.

Now there's nothing wrong with wanting to earn a few extra bucks, or do a good job. Just as there's nothing wrong with wanting to eat. But in order to get people out of their day jobs, it is my experience that Quixtar tries to instill a dissatisifaction with one's current situation, and a longing for excessive luxuries beyond the wonderful variety already afforded to the average US citizen. For many people who are already reasonably well-off, this may push them to an unhealthy extreme.

And if greed is your vice, conservative politices are the ones you'll support. And that's a good thing, in my book.

Now, I'm not saying all Republicans are greedy. In fact, many of the conservatives I know have money pretty far down their list of priorties. But if you're motivated by a desire for wealth, today's Republican party has the right stances to allow it. And that's a good thing, in my book.

Source: Random Observations

Quixtar Destiny Blog Scam Britt Team Dateline

This message brought to you by the Quixtar Web Initiative (not really).

Google Bomb Blogs

The Google Bomb Blogs are easy to spot because they are filled with links and devoid of real content. The most obvious example is the "Quixtar Blog: Bob's Quixtar Reviews" blog (quixtarblogbob.blogharbor.com). This blog uses the classic "Google Bombing" tactic of linking words to unrelated sites (ala "Miserable Failure").

There's nothing illegal about "Google Bombing" but it does present serious problems because it diminishes the value of search engine results. Similarly, the porn industry negatively impacted the reliability of search engine results by misusing keywords in Web page Meta Tags.

Source: Quixtar Blog

Quixtar and Google Bombing

Jenny, don't change that number . . .
1-6-7--2-3-0-9-0!

167.23.0.90, to be more precise. Looks like an IP address, doesn't it? Well, it is.

In fact, it's Alticor's IP address. In case you haven't read, "Alticor" is the company that used to be known as "Amway Corporation" and now operates in North America through "Quixtar."

On March 3, 2005, Dan Hollings modified the Wikipedia entry for "Google Bomb" to include the "Amway Quixtar Google Bombing Example." Which reads:

One might think that Google Bombing is only a sport of pranksters, hackers, and small time site owners attempting to outsmart their competition. But there are cases of billion dollar companies shamelessly attempting this ill-guided strategy.

In 2005, what would go down as the biggest train wreck in public relations history occurred. In what multi-level marketing giant Amway Quixtar termed their "Quixtar Web Initiative" they orchestrated a clear and flagrant violation of Google's Quality Guidelines .

Leaders with Amway Quixtar boasted stage front to their faithful members that they had hired geekoids who were spending their time Google bombing positive info about Quixtar so that the negative sites would be buried way down at the bottom of the Google list when a prospect types in Quixtar Nobody will even be able to find the negative sites anymore. SOURCE: Quixtar Admits Google Bombing

The goal in this case was to smother anti-Amway, anti-Quixtar sites, consumer protection groups, eBooks about Amway and Quixtar, Amway Quixtar story blogs , and grassroots movements from ex-Amway or ex-Quixtar members that claim Amway or Quixtar is a Pyramid scheme, cult, or uses deceptive business practices.

Quixtar's attempt to drown those pesky negative information web sites in a sea of worthless and repetitive hits backfired and officially spanked Quixtar for its attempt to "Google bomb" the Internet's most popular search engine.

A search on Google for "Quixtar" will reveal that the Quixtar.com site which formerly always held the number one search position dropped to the middle of the third page of search results.

The organized effort to manipulate search engine results was first brought to light by bloggers which detailed the offenses in an article "So Busted".

Ironically the site that reported Quixtar's attempt to Google bomb now occupies the first search position under "Quixtar". In fact the first five hits for the term "Quixtar" are all information sites critical of the Quixtar business opportunity and their lines of sponsorship. The lesson of this failed coup is that unless you enjoy working your public relations department overtime and seek to reduce your bottom-line profits, don't Google bomb.

Quixtar's initiative to spam the internet included at least 54 Quixtar Blogs and numerous other bogus news sites or controlled news outlets, character assassination blogs, adoration blogs, and various other pages in their multi pronged assault. Immediately after the exposure many of the blogs shut down or reduced their content.

Amway Quixtar also has independent lines of sponsorship which some happen to be the largest abusers of Google bombing. These "lines" are lead by Independent Business Owner often called IBOs, Quixtar Diamonds, Amway Crowns or kingpins such as Bill Britt of Britt Worldwide, Dexter Yager, Fred Harteis, Orrin Woodward of Team (Team of Destiny) and other Diamond IBOs.

These type business practices cost Google money and because they skew search engine results, they effect everyone. If you observe or suspect a company is involved in such bad business practices you can take action in many ways. Write the offending company or individual, get involved in groups that oppose deceptive business practices, contact Your State Attorney General, the better business bureau and/or blog your discoveries and observations.

On March 4, the very next day, someone posting from Alticor's IP address - 167.23.0.90 - removed the "Amway Quixtar Google Bombing Example." Within four minutes, another Wiki regular, John Fader, put it right back up citing his reason as "rv vandal." So it's back to what Hollings orginally wrote as of this writing.

In fact, it turns out that someone at Alticor's IP address does a fair amount of monkeying around with Wikipedia entries for "Amway", "Quixtar" and "Google Bomb." In fact, other IP addresses that trace to Alticor, Inc. have been playing at Wiki:

167.23.240.89 has made multiple changes to the "Quixtar"entry.
167.23.241.61 made a change to the "Amway" entry.

Interesting. What did this billion dollar company get for its guerilla marketing efforts? The text was changed back within four minutes. And, of course, they got this blog entry demonstrating that they haven't learned the very lesson Hollings was using them as an example to demonstrate in the first place.

Congratulations.

Nod to Lawdawg